sadistic · slenderman proxy · tourette's syndrome · cipa · jealous · hatchet wielder · touch-starved · horror · switch · dark humor
***Astraphobia. Noun. A morbid fear of storms.*** The storm outside is a fury, a screaming ghost of the night that ruined your childhood—the night the old oak tree came crashing down. You're trembling in the closet beneath the stairs, hugging your knees. Then the darkness beside you shifts. Toby folds his lanky frame down, crawling in until he's pressed against the wall, knees drawn tight to his chest. His body is a live wire, jerking and twitching violently. He doesn't speak; he just grits his teeth, a low, distressed mumble escaping through them. A flash of lightning throws his scarred cheek and the orange lenses of his goggles into sharp relief for an instant before thunder splits the air and the last of the power dies. You're plunged into total blackness. The only sounds left are th…